PENGERTIAN Ekologi : studi tentang tumbuhan dan hewan dalam hubungannya dengan tempat hidupnya dan lingkungan eksternalnya. Istilah penting : Oikos, “a house or a place to live in”. Skala penyelidikan ekologi : Skala individu  respon individu thd lingkungan Skala populasi  respon populasi satu spesies thd lingkungan dgn mempertimbangkan proses yang berlangsung. Skala komunitas  menyelidiki komposisi dan struktur pop. Skala ekosistem  menyelidiki kombinasi antara komunitas dan komponen lingkungan abiotik. komunitas : kumpulan hewan dan tumbuhan yg hidup pada lingkungan yg sama dan memiliki ketergantungan satu sama lain. Ekosistem : kesatuan hubungan antara tumbuhan dan hewan dalam suatu lingkungan yg berinteraksi secara sinergi utk mendukung kehidupannya melalui mekanisme umpan balik.

ECOLOGY Ecology is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment. The “environment” is a combination of the physical environment (temperature, water availability, wind speed, soil acidity, etc) and any influences on an organism exerted by other organisms – the biotic environment. Field study of ecology : 1. behavioral ecology  the pattern of behavior in animals. 2. physiological ecology  physiology of an individu and the consequences on function and behavior. 3. evolutionary ecology  the impact of evolution on current patterns. 4. molecular ecology  molecular biology to directly tackle ecological problems

RULE 1 ECOLOGY IS A SCIENCE Ecology is a purely scientific discipline which aims to understand the relationships between oeganisms and their wider environment. It is important to segregate political and social impacts of ecological understanding from the scientific viewpoint.

RULE 2 Ecology is only understandable in the light of evolution The huge diversity of organisms, and the wealth of variety in their morphologies, physiologies and behavior are all the result of many millions of years of evolution. This evolutionary history has left an indelible impression on each and every individual. It is only possible to make sense of the patterns we find to day in the light of this Evolutionary legacy.

RULE 3 Nothing happens “for the good of species” A very common misconception is the idea that patterns of behavior in organisms which appear to be costly to an individual occur “for the good of the species”. This is absolutely and completely wrong. Natural selection will favor those genes which are passed on to the most offspring, even if these genes may cause a reduction in the species’ population size.

RULE 4 Genes and Environment are both important The environment an organism finds itself in plays an important role in Determining the options open to that individual. The genes which define an organism’s makeup are also of fundamental importance. To understand ecology it is important to appreciate the fundamental nature of both of these factors and the fact that they interact.

RULE 5 Understanding complexity requires models Ecology is a complex subject, with huge variation at almost every scale –millions of species, each with considerable genetic variation, varying numbers and ever-changing behaviors in a complex and dynamic environment. To understand it, it is necessary to clearly identify specific questions and then formulate hypotheses which can be tested. It is often very useful to frame the hypothesis in mathematical term to avoid ambiguity and confusion which are often inevitable in a verbal model. Mathematical models are widely used in ecology.

RULE 6 ‘Story-telling’ is dangerous In attempting to explain ecological patterns or relationships, it is easy to slip into a make-believe world where every observation is readily expalined by some ad hoc assertion –’story-telling’. The temptation to advance hypotheses as facts should be avoided at all costs.

RULE 7 There are hierarchies of explanations For any observationthere is often an immediate cause that can be diagnosed. Often this causal explanation is sufficiently informative and we need to probe deeper to reach a fuller grasp of the situation. Even if a phenomenon is ‘explained’ there may well be further and deeper explanations which allow us to see the fuller picture.

RULE 8 There are multiple constraints on organism Whilst the total diversity of form, function & environmental resilience exhibited by organisms is awe-inspiring, each individual (and, to a slightly lesser extent, each species) operates within a relatively narrow range of constraints. Constraints fundamentally take two forms, (i) physical and (ii) evolutionary. Evolution can never reach ‘perfection’ because of these constraints and organisms are essentially hotchpotches of numerous compromises.

RULE 9 Chance is important Chance events play a critical role in ecology. The opening of a gap in a forest canopy or the breaching of a sand dune after a storm will have a major impact on the ecology of the local fauna and flora, but both are unpredictable in either time and location. The role of chance is also integral to the evolutionary past of organisms. The important of chance events in ecology does not mean ecological patterns are wholly unpredictable, but it necessarily places boundaries on the potential level or predictive detail.

RULE 10 The boundaries of ecology are in the mind of ecologist Ecology is a broad science, covering both organisms and physical environments and hence excludes little as potentially relevant. Mathematics, chemistry and physics are tools essential to the understanding of ecology.

PELAJARI DAN BERIKAN PENJELASAN SINGKAT DARI RULE OF ECOLOGY TERSEBUT DISKUSIKAN DENGAN SELURUH TEMAN TEMAN DI KELAS UNTUK MEMBUAT SATU RUMUSAN YANG PALING LENGKAP RUMUSAN TERSEBUT HARUS DIMILIKI OEH MASING MASING MAHASISWA, SEBAGAI SALAH SATU BAHAN UJIAN

Geografi : studi tentang “the earth as the home of humanity”, “human – environment interrelation & interaction”. Ecological analysis salah satu pendekatan dalam analisis geografi di samping Spatial analysis dan Regional Complex analysis. Prinsip prinsip ekologi dan lingkungan sangat penting dalam analisis geografi : 1. “oikos” – “tempat hidup” organisme (tumbuhan dan hewan) dan interrelasinya dengan lingkungan. 2. “interdependensi” antar organisme dalam suatu komunitas membentuk “rantai makanan” dalam suatu siklus. 3. “rantai makanan” (food-chain) mengikuti hirarki tertentu. 4. Putusnya mata rantai biasanya akan menimbulkan masalah.

Ekosistem danau Diagram proses dalam ekosistem danau (contoh ekologi, lingkungan dan geografi)

Siklus dalam ekosistem Tahapan perkembangan ekosistem alami melalui proses fisik (erosi dan sedimentasi) dan proses ekologis.

Siklus enersi dalam ekosistem Diagram alir enersi (siklus) dalam ekosistem hutan : - dimanfaatkan oleh tumbuhan sebesar 21% - dilepaskan melalui proses respirasi (evapotranspirasi) sebesar 79% (hal 110)

Siklus karbon secara global Siklus karbon dapat dijelaskan dalam proses fotosintesa tumbuhan melalui proses ekstraksi CO2 dan H2O dari lingkungan: Radiasi matahari + nCO2+nH2O -(CH2O)n+nO2 (ketersediaan unsur chlorophyll) Proses fotosintesa paling maksimal terjadi pada daerah katulistiwa dengan kelembaban tanah tinggi (misalnya di Indonesia). - Indonesia memiliki keanekaragaman hayati sangat tinggi di dunia di samping Brasil. Fotosintesis merupakan elemen kritis dalam suatu siklus carbon global. Pembabatan dan kebakaran hutan menyebabkan kerusakan lingkungan dan ekosistem alam yang pada akhirnya akan mempengaruhi siklus karbon

Rantai makanan (food-chain) dalam Ekosistem Diagram rantai makanan membentuk piramida yang disebut trophic level ( trophe  food ): - level 1(T1) merupakan dasar piramida terdiri dari hijauan vegetasi dengan enersi yg dikandung dalam tumbuhan. - level 2 (T2) terdiri dari hewan pemakan tumbuhan yg disebut herbivora. - level 3 (T3) terdiri dari hewan pemakan daging (kelompok herbivora) yang disebut hewan karnivora - level 4 (T4) terdiri dari hewan karnivora (termasuk manusia) yaitu pemakan hewan karnivora dan semua level organisme dibawahnya - level 5 (T5) adalah kelompok dekomposer yang merubah komposisi (dekomposisi) organisme semua level yang telah mati.